| A 92-year-old U.S. grandmother has become the oldest woman to finish a marathon, when she crossed the finish line of a San Diego 26-miler on Sunday, race organizers said. A smiling Harriette Thompson, aged 92 years and 65 days, was cheered by dozens of onlookers and supporters as she completed the Southern California event in seven hours, 24 minutes and 36 seconds. Speaking to her hometown newspaper, the Charlotte Observer, Thompson said she felt "a little stiff" after the race. 7 Ways to Live a Longer Life PLAY VIDEO How safe is it for runners to push their bodies to the limits --- and run 26.2 miles at one time? THOMAS NORTHCUT/PHOTODISC/GETTY IMAGES "I was really tired at one point. Around mile 21, I was going up a hill and it was like a mountain," she told the Observer. "I was thinking, 'This is sort of crazy at my age.' But then I felt better coming down the hill. And my son Brenny kept feeding me all this wonderful carbohydrates that kept me going." Harriette Thompson, 92, participates in the Suja Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon on May 31, 2015 in San Diego, California The previous oldest woman marathon runner was another American, Gladys "Gladyator" Burrill, who was 92 years and 19 days old when she did the Honolulu event in 2010. Humans Would Beat Neanderthals in Marathon Thompson participated in the marathon to raise money for cancer research, a disease she has herself survived. The grandmother to 10 grandkids also completed the race last year with a time of seven hours, seven minutes and 42 seconds. The oldest male marathon runner is Fauja Singh, who was 101 when he retired from racing in 2013. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are going to be parents for a second time. The reality TV star is expecting a baby, she announced on her reality TV show, "Keeping Up with the Kardashians." "I just got the blood test back, and I am pregnant," she said in a preview for a future episode of the show. Kim Kardashian Opens Up About the Start of Her Relationship with Kanye West Kim Kardashian Shared 30 Photos From Her Wedding Festivities Kim Kardashian Might Not Be Able to Carry More Children and other Family Bombshells Kardashian, 34, and West, 37, welcomed a daughter, North, in June 2013. They had been trying to give her a sibling for some time, though the process had been difficult. "I complain so much about how I hated being pregnant, and I never thought I would be begging to be pregnant," she said on her E! series. |
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